Luo Yong had been thinking about getting rubber for a day or two, but rubber trees were still growing on the Amazon plain.
Recently, he had rummaged through a lot of information in the space, and he found something useful.
It turned out that Eucommia ulmoides, which he had always regarded as a Chinese medicinal material, could also be used to make glue.
Eucommia ulmoides glue is a hard glue and does not have much elasticity, but There should be no problem in using it to make wheel tires or shoe soles.
Let’s not talk about Yanerfei’s wheels.
Both the inner and outer layers need rubber, and they are two different types of rubber.
It may not be possible to do it just by relying on Eucommia rubber.
As for the material of the soles, Luo Yong wanted to improve it for a day or two.
Especially in rainy and snowy weather, the cloth shoes leaked and the clogs were not very anti-slip.
In addition, the wooden soles were too hard and not suitable for long-term walking.
Local people still prefer to wear straw sandals when traveling.
Under such circumstances, Luo Yong naturally misses the rubber soles of the 21st century, which are both anti-slip and waterproof, and not too hard.
If a layer of medium-thick thousand-layer sole is sewn on top of the Eucommia rubber sole, it must be that The shoes should also be very comfortable to wear.
It's a pity that Eucommia ulmoides mostly grows in the Qinling Mountains and is rare in the west of Taihang Mountain.
If you want Eucommia gum, Luo Yong must first plant Eucommia trees.
Fortunately, this thing is not particularly difficult to grow and is easier to manage.
There are no pests or diseases.
As for whether it was cost-effective to use rubber, which was relatively expensive in later generations, as soles, Luo Yong didn't think much about it.
Living in this era, nothing is easy to obtain.
Just a piece of linen, from planting and cutting hemp, to piling and washing the linen, to rubbing and weaving the linen, all the hard work is just to pay taxes and wear clothes. .
"One or two hundred acres of land requires about 300 Eucommia seedlings to be planted."
This is a big deal.
If one acre of land is calculated based on 300 Eucommia seedlings, 100 acres will be 30,000 Eucommia seedlings.
So It is not easy to transport many Eucommia seedlings from the Qinling Mountains to Lishi County.
"Yes."
Luo Yong had already calculated it before.
He didn't know how he could make such a big investment.
"With my ability, I'm afraid I can only get a thousand plants."
One of the bearded young men said hesitantly while rubbing his hairy chin with his fingers.
"In this case, I can only buy you ten sets of cashmere sweaters and pants for next year."
Luo Yong smiled, but his words were very direct.
"You can really get cashmere next year," the young man said suspiciously.
"I made an appointment with someone before.
As long as the other party doesn't break his promise, next year's cashmere will not be a problem."
Luo Yong did not make any promises.
After all, the character of Zhao Chen's family was not something he could guarantee.
"Until next spring, I will transport the eucommia saplings from the south, and your cashmere will arrive."
Another middle-aged businessman who looked quite shrewd spoke.
"It should be here."
Luo Yong replied.
"In this way, the contract can be signed by then," the other party said again.
"Of course."
Luo Yong said cheerfully.
The middle-aged businessman pondered for a moment and then said: "When I go back this time, I will make an agreement to buy Eucommia saplings.
I will come to you during the Spring Festival next year.
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My business can help you get 5,000 eucommia saplings.
We can sign the contract now."
"How much does it cost?"
Luo Yong asked him.
"Twenty cents for a sapling," the other party said.
"Can I get a job?"
Luo Yong asked again.
"This" the other party was immediately embarrassed.
He didn't expect that Luo Sanlang was so young that he was flawless in doing business.
"If you don't follow what I say, you can just bring me the saplings.
The thickness of the saplings must not be less than two fingers.
Each sapling must have a ball of soil at its root.
The size of the ball should not be less than one foot.
One sapling is worth eighteen cents.
"How about it, whether it lives or dies, it's all my own," Luo Yong suggested.
"Sanlang has never been in business, so he doesn't know that the trade routes are difficult.
The Qinling Mountains are far away from here.
It is not easy to transport saplings from such a far place to Lishi County."
As soon as Luo Yong's counteroffer was heard, someone said this on the spot.
Many of them thought the price of twenty cents was too low.
"How could I not know that doing business is not easy?
However, you are all big merchants in Chang'an City, and you are definitely not as good as those small merchants.
I am not afraid of your jokes.
I am just a young man from the countryside.
I just earned some money through tricks.
Do I have any wealth?
Feng."
Luo Yong began to cry about poverty.
Even if he cried about poverty, he cried openly, without any trace of embarrassment on his face.
"Since we don't have a lot of money, why not plant less?"
These are all smart people.
They usually do small business, and there is nothing to worry about if they are short of one or two cents.
This is a big deal of tens of thousands of saplings, so it's natural to bargain.
It's about bargaining.
"Now that I have thought of it, I should try my best to take action.
If I have to wait for today and tomorrow, when will I be able to plant those one or two hundred acres of Eucommia seedlings?"
Time waits for no one.
After next spring, he If you want to plant Eucommia ulmoides again, you will have to wait another year.
After all, these people still thought that the price of eighteen cents was too low.
Businessmen were seeking profits.
Although they were only willing to accept the sapling business because of the order for the cashmere sweaters and trousers, since they had done business, how could they not seek profits?
That is to say, if these people were replaced by ordinary small businessmen, at this price, they would probably lose money.
In fact, Eucommia ulmoides saplings are not expensive to begin with.
If you go to a small mountain village and find someone to dig them in the mountains, you only need to spend a few pennies.
The transportation is really not easy.
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The ox cart carrying the goods is on the post road. , which can easily cost hundreds of pennies.
In addition, it requires so many manpower, and just eating requires a lot of money.
"Now if you can give me three sets of cashmere sweater pants, I will sign a contract with you for five thousand Eucommia seedlings."
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a young man with a gentle face in the hall spoke.
He can also see clearly that at the price of eighteen cents, these old guys are fully capable of transporting so many eucommia saplings to Luo Sanlang.
These old businesses are related to the officials and minor officials who manage the post roads.
Toll fees It's much cheaper than those ordinary small traders.
The reason for making such a gesture now is nothing more than wanting to earn a few more taels of silver.
A few taels of silver was a small profit for these merchants, but it was also a lot of money for Na Luo Sanlang.
No wonder he refused to let go.
"Since Yan Liulang said so, let me do as you say.
I can also sign the contract for five thousand plants."
The gentle young man obviously had some respect among these people.
When he saw him talking, people immediately followed suit.
"I can also sign for five thousand, as long as you can get sweaters and pants in the next few days."
"My business is smaller and can sign for 1,700 plants.
Saburo can just give me a set of sweaters and trousers."
"I'll sign for five thousand, too."
"The sweater and pants in the front belong to the front.
I have to sign the contract for next spring."
"That being the case, my business can sign up to 10,000 yuan."
Once someone got started, things went much smoother.
Luo Yong happened to be in town this time and brought a lot of sweaters and pants.
He thought he wouldn't need them for a while, so he left them in Xu's yard, planning to wait for the next shipment.
Take it out again, and then ask Xu Erlang and his two nephews to go home and get it.
The little girls in the village started knitting sweaters together at a very fast speed.
People at this time cherished the opportunity to make money, and there were few slackers.
These sweaters and pants were not given to them for free.
A set of sweaters and pants cost two taels of silver, and that was just for common colors.
For more expensive colors, you have to add more according to the cost.
"This black set costs three taels of silver."
Luo Yong introduced the prices of these sweaters and pants one by one.
"I want this set."
Before he could finish speaking, someone shouted loudly.
"You can take it if you say you want it," someone immediately said dissatisfied.
"If not, how about we arrange the Eucommia saplings according to the agreed order?"
"That's fine.
Let's agree that the person with the larger number will choose first."
"If the numbers are the same, draw lots."
"I think this method is very good."
The few who spoke were naturally powerful businessmen.
They had a large number of contracts, so they asked to be chosen first.
In the end, it was indeed carried out according to this method, because the number of contracts is generally proportional to the size of the firm.
"Liu Lang, you can choose which ones you want first."
Before everyone started choosing, Yan Liulang was pushed out again.
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Yan Liulang declined a few words, and as expected he took the lead in choosing three sets of sweaters and pants.
One was black, one was pink, and the other was dark gray.
In fact, for these people, the price difference between sweaters of different colors is nothing at all.
How expensive colors can be dyed in a small place like Lishi County, but they are all common colors on the market.
That's all, the dyeing skills are pretty good, so if you give it as a gift, it won't be overwhelming.
After Yan Liulang, several other people also picked the sweaters they liked.
The further back they went, the fewer choices they had.
When it was the last three people's turn, there were no sweaters and pants to share with them.
Luo Yong had to ask them what color they wanted and promised to rush to make the sweaters in the next few days and deliver them to the city.
After dividing the sweaters, he signed a contract with them one by one.
Luo Yong wrote the value of the sweaters they each took as a deposit on the contract.
When the time comes, these people will transport saplings from the south.
Come here, Luo Yong will settle the balance.
Speaking of which, the deposit was too small, but these Chang'an people were not afraid that Luo Yong would not be able to come up with the money.
In fact, some people were still hoping that he would not be able to come up with the money.
Luo Sanlang had a lot of money in his hands.
There are a lot of good things, not to mention the recipe for making fermented bean curd.
Just the method of making these cashmere sweater pants makes these people scratch their hearts.
However, Luo Sanlang had just received a reward from the saint a few days ago.
No one could tell whether that person was still staring at this side.
They didn't dare to mess around, in case he was caught by the pigtails, but If you can't eat, you have to walk around.
Luo Yong handed out a pile of sweaters and carried a pile of contracts in his arms.
When he came out of Wangji Winery, it was already dusk.
This business is not a small one, it is quite risky.
After such a long journey, when the saplings are transported here, the survival rate is unknown.
If those people are asked to guarantee their survival, they will definitely not do it.
The reason why Luo Yong just mentioned This is just for counter-offer.
In order to maximize the survival rate, Luo Yong agreed with them that the delivery time was one month before and after Qingming Festival.
The specific time could not be set too rigidly.
After all, the journey was long and affected by weather and other factors.
It was impossible for the other party to set a specific date.
So precise.
"Do you know who Yan Liulang is?"
Luo Yong asked his disciple Xu Erlang on the way back.
"I heard people say that he is a famous money catcher in Chang'an City."
After all, Xu Erlang lives in the city and has much better information than Luo Yong.
"The money catcher" Luo Yong didn't understand what this money catcher meant.
"As soon as this money catcher was mentioned," Xu Erlang explained to Luo Yong what this money catcher was about.
It turns out that there was public money in Chang'an City and various state government units, also known as public money, rent money or zhuqian.
The so-called money-catching means that the court does not directly allocate funds to these units for public use, but arranges a fixed amount of funds and lets each department find some money-catching people, and let the money-catching people use the money to do business and pay them on time.
These departments pay interest, and then these departments rely on the interest to support public expenditures.
Those who catch money must not only have the ability to do business, but also have many connections.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to get the money, and even if they do, it will be a hot potato.
Speaking of which, Yan Liulang's status is indeed a bit special.
Judging from the attitude of those merchants towards him, this person's relationship in Chang'an City should also be very strong.
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The author has something to say: I have revised the introduction about the money catcher. gd1806102: